New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-21
MEASURES BEFORE THE TWO HOUSES.

MEASURES BEFORE THE TWO HOUSES
THE PRESIDENT vETOEs PENSION BILL-AMEND-
ING NATIONAL BANKING LAWS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The presiding officer Of the
Senate to-day presented message from the President
yetoing bill granting pension to William Dickens The
ground OF the veto is that pension had been already in
December, 1886. given TO the beneficiary through the
Pension Office. Referred.
Mr.. Mahone from the Committee of Public Buildings.
reported bin for the completion of the monument to
Mary, the mother Of Washington. Calendar.
Mr. Mcpherson introduced bill to amend the act OF
last authorizing the construction Of the Arthur
Kill bridge; and stated that the Board Of Army Engi
ito which the plans had been referred by the Sec
rotary OF War had reported adversely to the proposed
plans The bill which he introduced simply authorized
change and he desired the Committee Commerce to
act upon without delay Referred TO the Committee on
Commerce. The bill changes Section Of the act so that
1t shall read ms follows:
Section That said bridge shall be constructed follows
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these 80 above high water the 9und.
deepening Kin 30 and provided also that said
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OF the boats whose shall not be such as
closed unnecessary delay occur p
company corporation shall maintain g, It's own expense
bridge az the Lighthouse Board shall prescribe
Mr.. Blair gave notice that Tuesday next he would
ask the Senate to take and act upon the joint resol
ton proposing amendment TO the Constitution so as to
authorize woman suffrage.
MIR. German, from tho Committee on Commerce, re-
ported bill for the relief Of night inspectors at the Gus
tom houses in New-YoIk and Philadelphia Calendar
Mr. IIoar called np the conference report on the Elec
discussion and without a division
Joint resolution introduced by Senator Iioar to
authorize the Secretary OF state TO contract with Bea
min Franklin Stevens native or vermont now living III
London. for descriptive catalogue index OF such manu-
public archives of Great Britain. France, Holland and
Spain relating to the history of America between tho
1863 and 1888, at price not TO exceed SlOOOoO
Mr. Cultivate. of Ohio from the Committee ON Pacific
Railroads. reported back TO the House to-day the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
by TeSu.se a MORN OF
tinted STATES the day Of January 1857 nom the
ment in bonds giving the sums which are due prnSPa and
SAID and what win be the 70 tho TTs sSsy
I became aw ad us be Compiled with
The bill referred that introduced by Mr. Cultivate
providing for the payment OF the Pacific railroads indeb
edness the Government by instruments so arranged
that the average date of maturity shall be October
1921.
The object OF the committee in reporting the resolution
is to get the opinion the Treasury Department TO the
effect OF the passage OF the House Funding hill
The following committee reports were submitted and
By Mr. Ill., of Ohio from the Committee nTerritorcs,
the Senate bill for the admission OF the state oil washing
ton. 49,
BY Mr. ONeill. OF Pennsylvania, from the Committee
on the Library for the completion OF the monument 10
Mary the mother OF Washington at Fredericksburg Va
III the morning hour Mr. Martin OF Alabama. on behalf
OF the Committee Patents. called up the Senate bill
amending the law relating 10 patents. trademarks and
copyrights The amcndment chiefly secures the designs
invented fo',, all paper. The bill was passed.
Mr. Cong, WI Iowa, behalf OF the Committee on
Invalid Pensions, called the bill increasing Ia SO
month rate Of pension for total deafness. The bill
went without action.
Mr. Miller OF Texas. to-day introduced hill TO amend
National banking associations, which
embodes the rccomme ndatiOns OF Controller Trenholm
on this subject submitted TO the committee before the